Emily and Jack top polls of most popular Irish baby names

Emily and Jack continued to be the most popular names given to babies born last year, while Fiadh and Hannah broke into the top five girl's names for the first time.

Figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that Emily retained the top spot for girls names for the ninth year in a row, followed by Grace, Fiadh, Sophie and Hannah. Jack was followed by James, Noah, Conor and Daniel as the first five most popular names for boys last year.